The Crab Cooker

$$ • Seafood

Hours:
2200 Newport Blvd, Newport Beach
(949) 673-0100

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The Crab Cooker Reviews

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4.2 (112)
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Finally got a chance to make it out to the reopened Crab Cooker in Newport Beach. This restaurant is a Newport Beach institution. I picked up a large clam chowder, breadsticks and a coke to take back to work. On rainy days I would park by the ocean and eat my chowder while listening to the rain come down, but this day I had some work to jump back onto. This is a place my dad used to take all of us to when we were kids. Now that my wife and I are splitting up and I am moving...read full review

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I had the cracked Dungeness crab and it didn't disappoint. It was fresh and sweet and exactly the way cracked crab should be! The Manhattan clam chowder is also very good, rich and hearty with great chowder flavors. Everyone's order was exactly what they wanted, from the fish to the shrimp it was spot on! The atmosphere is great with it's old school So Cal/ Hollywood/Old Crab Shack nautical theme. I like the family style simplicity of paper plates and plastic utensils. The other...read full review

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When visiting New Port Beach, try one of the seafood restaurants in the area. We tried the Crab Cooker near the Pier, and it was good and reasonably priced. Try scallops or soft shell crab.

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Hours

Monday 11AM - 8:30PM
Tuesday 11AM - 8:30PM
Wednesday 11AM - 8:30PM
Thursday 11AM - 8:30PM
Friday 11AM - 9PM
Saturday 11AM - 9PM
Sunday 11AM - 8:30PM
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